Home Affairs employees demand reprimand for boss
On 15 October 2013, about 40 Department of Home Affairs (DHA) officials protested outside their Cape Town office.The protest brings to a head several months of clashes between officials and DHA management.
Sibusiso Tshabalala
News | 21 October 2013
Rural women demand scrapping of Traditional Courts Bill
On 15 October, 250 rural women and activists marched to Parliament as part of the activities held worldwide for the International Day for Rural Women.
Sibusiso Tshabalala
Brief | 21 October 2013
Khayelitsha turns 30
Khayelitsha is officially turning 30. Plans to build Khayelitsha were announced by the notorious Minister of Co-operation and Development, Dr Piet Koornhof, in 1983. By 1985, the suburb Site C had 30,000 people. *
Pharie Sefali and GroundUp staff
News | 16 October 2013
G4S and UCT spat over security guards
G4S is the world’s largest international security firm. It has a big presence in South Africa. Employee relations are strained at the University of Cape Town following the transfer of three G4S security guards to other G4S sites in Cape Town in September.
GroundUp Staff
News | 16 October 2013
UWC students celebrate gay rights
On Monday student organisations at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) launched an awareness week called "From the same soil."
Pharie Sefali
News | 16 October 2013
Citizenless Brian
What drives a 15-year-old boy to move to a neighbouring country on his own and without his guardian’s consent? Meet Brian Dlodlo, now a 20-year-old man from Zimbabwe who crossed to South Africa through Beitbridge Border Post as an unaccompanied minor in 2007. Brian has no identity papers. He is effectively the citizen of no country.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 16 October 2013
Empowerment through art
Hand in Hand Creatives (HHC) is a not-for-profit organisation (NPO) that aims to provide young people from disadvantaged communities with access to the creative arts through workshops, running outings, and planning festivals. The organisation believes that the arts can empower individuals and nurture self-respect.
Fergus Turner
News | 16 October 2013
Growing food in Cape Town’s homes
Local organisation SEED has pledged to make 100 homes in Cape Town more sustainable this year by encouraging residents to grow their own food and eventually achieve ‘food freedom’.
Delphine Pedeboy
News | 16 October 2013